On Dec 16, 6:49*pm, Gene wrote:


I think all of my neighbors go to the Methodist church at the end of
our road. They aren't the nutcase variety, although at a restaurant
tonight, one nosy old broad (who I didn't even know) took us to task
(wife and son included) for not attending church often enough. I was
nice, you would have been proud...

Being civil is nice. i soulnd't have a done like the elderly lady,
but i probably would have at least invited you and your family ( Like
I do at my home congregation) to our annual Christmas dinner. Just
show up and eat and enjoy!

Probably 55% of this county is hard core, either Southern Baptist or
Primitive Baptist.

Not all, but some can be a pretty stiff bunch!


What I MEANT was that there are a lot of fundamentalist denominations
in this area, which I have already enumerated. I don't peer into my
neighbor's windows, I just know a lot about the denominations and
their rites. Why?

My father owned a stone company and I have been to every church and
synagogue in (it seems) NC/SC/VA/TN that had a cemetery. I learned a
lot from all of those folks. I also graduated from a Methodist
college. I didn't drop down from another planet, with no experience in
the matter.....
--

Cool!


It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are
enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.
*-Thomas Sowell

Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC.

Homepage
*http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/boating/the_boat/my_boat.htm

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AN ATHEIST IN THE WOODS
An atheist was walking through the woods.

'What majestic trees!
'What powerful rivers!
'What beautiful animals!
He said to himself.


As he was walking alongside the river,he heard a rustling in
the bushes behind him.


He turned to look. He saw a 7-foot grizzly bear charge towards
him.

He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his
shoulder & saw that the bear was closing in on him..


He looked over his shoulder again, & the bear was even closer.


He tripped & fell on the ground.


He rolled over to pick himself up but saw that the bear was
right on top of him, reaching for him with


his left paw & raising his right paw to strike him.

At that instant the Atheist cried out,
'Oh my God!'

Time Stopped.
The bear froze.
The forest was silent.


As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky..

'You deny my existence for all these years, teach others I don't exist
and even credit creation to cosmic accident.'
'Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament?

Am I to count you as a believer?

The atheist looked directly into the light, 'It would be hypocritical
of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps
you could make the BEAR a Christian'?


'Very well,' said the voice.


The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed. And the bear
dropped his right paw, brought both paws together, bowed his head &
spoke:

'Lord bless this food, which I am about to receive from thy bounty
through Christ our Lord, Amen.'

In article ab15747b-ec1f-4790-b682-
, says...

AN ATHEIST IN THE WOODS
An atheist was walking through the woods.

'What majestic trees!
'What powerful rivers!
'What beautiful animals!
He said to himself.


As he was walking alongside the river,he heard a rustling in
the bushes behind him.


He turned to look. He saw a 7-foot grizzly bear charge towards
him.

He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his
shoulder & saw that the bear was closing in on him..


He looked over his shoulder again, & the bear was even closer.


He tripped & fell on the ground.


He rolled over to pick himself up but saw that the bear was
right on top of him, reaching for him with


his left paw & raising his right paw to strike him.

At that instant the Atheist cried out,
'Oh my God!'

Time Stopped.
The bear froze.
The forest was silent.


As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky..

'You deny my existence for all these years, teach others I don't exist
and even credit creation to cosmic accident.'
'Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament?

Am I to count you as a believer?

The atheist looked directly into the light, 'It would be hypocritical
of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps
you could make the BEAR a Christian'?


'Very well,' said the voice.


The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed. And the bear
dropped his right paw, brought both paws together, bowed his head &
spoke:

'Lord bless this food, which I am about to receive from thy bounty
through Christ our Lord, Amen.'

Nice and clean, just what I would expect from you.. I wonder if "those
folks" will be offended

In article ,
says...

In article ab15747b-ec1f-4790-b682-
, says...

AN ATHEIST IN THE WOODS
An atheist was walking through the woods.

'What majestic trees!
'What powerful rivers!
'What beautiful animals!
He said to himself.


As he was walking alongside the river,he heard a rustling in
the bushes behind him.


He turned to look. He saw a 7-foot grizzly bear charge towards
him.

He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his
shoulder & saw that the bear was closing in on him..


He looked over his shoulder again, & the bear was even closer.


He tripped & fell on the ground.


He rolled over to pick himself up but saw that the bear was
right on top of him, reaching for him with


his left paw & raising his right paw to strike him.

At that instant the Atheist cried out,
'Oh my God!'

Time Stopped.
The bear froze.
The forest was silent.


As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky..

'You deny my existence for all these years, teach others I don't exist
and even credit creation to cosmic accident.'
'Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament?

Am I to count you as a believer?

The atheist looked directly into the light, 'It would be hypocritical
of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps
you could make the BEAR a Christian'?


'Very well,' said the voice.


The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed. And the bear
dropped his right paw, brought both paws together, bowed his head &
spoke:

'Lord bless this food, which I am about to receive from thy bounty
through Christ our Lord, Amen.'

Nice and clean, just what I would expect from you.. I wonder if "those
folks" will be offended

I'm offended at everyone and everything that doesn't agree with me 100%
or dares to think that I lie about anything in this newsgroup. That's
why I call them little schitts and dumfochs. I have guns, don't forget.

--
And now...back to flajim and others who are so obsessed with me, they
use my handle here.

On Dec 17, 9:11*am, I am Tosk wrote:
In article ab15747b-ec1f-4790-b682-
, says...







* * * * AN ATHEIST IN THE WOODS
* * * * An atheist was walking through the woods.

* * * * 'What majestic trees!
* * * * 'What powerful rivers!
* * * * 'What beautiful animals!
* * * * He said to himself.

* * * * As he was walking alongside the river,he heard a rustling in
the bushes behind him.

* * * * He turned to look. He saw a 7-foot grizzly bear charge towards
him.

* * * * He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his
shoulder & saw that the bear was closing in on him..

* * * * He looked over his shoulder again, & the bear was even closer.

* * * * He tripped & fell on the ground.

* * * * He rolled over to pick himself up but saw that the bear was
right on top of him, reaching for him with

* * * * his left paw & raising his right paw to strike him.

At that instant the Atheist cried out,
'Oh my God!'

Time Stopped.
The bear froze.
The forest was silent.

As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky..

'You deny my existence for all these years, teach others I don't exist
and even credit creation to cosmic accident.'
'Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament?

Am I to count you as a believer?

The atheist looked directly into the light, 'It would be hypocritical
of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps
you could make the BEAR a Christian'?

'Very well,' said the voice.

The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed. And the bear
dropped his right paw, brought both paws together, bowed his head &
spoke:

'Lord bless this food, which I am about to receive from thy bounty
through Christ our Lord, Amen.'

Nice and clean, just what I would expect from you.. I wonder if "those
folks" will be offended- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

LOL!

i thought it was cute too.
I'm not worried about anyone being offended with me. I look at it like
it's their problem, not mine...

On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:59:47 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

AN ATHEIST IN THE WOODS
An atheist was walking through the woods.

'What majestic trees!
'What powerful rivers!
'What beautiful animals!
He said to himself.


As he was walking alongside the river,he heard a rustling in
the bushes behind him.


He turned to look. He saw a 7-foot grizzly bear charge towards
him.

He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his
shoulder & saw that the bear was closing in on him..


He looked over his shoulder again, & the bear was even closer.


He tripped & fell on the ground.


He rolled over to pick himself up but saw that the bear was
right on top of him, reaching for him with


his left paw & raising his right paw to strike him.

At that instant the Atheist cried out,
'Oh my God!'

Time Stopped.
The bear froze.
The forest was silent.


As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky..

'You deny my existence for all these years, teach others I don't exist
and even credit creation to cosmic accident.'
'Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament?

Am I to count you as a believer?

The atheist looked directly into the light, 'It would be hypocritical
of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps
you could make the BEAR a Christian'?


'Very well,' said the voice.


The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed. And the bear
dropped his right paw, brought both paws together, bowed his head &
spoke:

'Lord bless this food, which I am about to receive from thy bounty
through Christ our Lord, Amen.'


Simple parables for simple folks. Fantasies for fools.

In article d0cc9957-5dd9-4116-8cf5-
, says...

On Dec 16, 6:49*pm, Gene wrote:


I think all of my neighbors go to the Methodist church at the end of
our road. They aren't the nutcase variety, although at a restaurant
tonight, one nosy old broad (who I didn't even know) took us to task
(wife and son included) for not attending church often enough. I was
nice, you would have been proud...

Being civil is nice. i soulnd't have a done like the elderly lady,
but i probably would have at least invited you and your family ( Like
I do at my home congregation) to our annual Christmas dinner. Just
show up and eat and enjoy!

You pushy *******, shoving that Christian food down my throat! I am
offended, I think I will sue:)


Probably 55% of this county is hard core, either Southern Baptist or
Primitive Baptist.

Not all, but some can be a pretty stiff bunch!


What I MEANT was that there are a lot of fundamentalist denominations
in this area, which I have already enumerated. I don't peer into my
neighbor's windows, I just know a lot about the denominations and
their rites. Why?

My father owned a stone company and I have been to every church and
synagogue in (it seems) NC/SC/VA/TN that had a cemetery. I learned a
lot from all of those folks. I also graduated from a Methodist
college. I didn't drop down from another planet, with no experience in
the matter.....
--

Cool!


It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are
enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.
*-Thomas Sowell

Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC.

Homepage
*http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/boating/the_boat/my_boat.htm

Forté Agent 6.00 Build 1186

On Dec 17, 9:08*am, I am Tosk wrote:
In article d0cc9957-5dd9-4116-8cf5-


You pushy *******, shoving that Christian food down my throat! I am
offended, I think I will sue:)


Please do. We could use the publicity.

?;^ )

On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:44:18 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

On Dec 17, 9:08*am, I am Tosk wrote:
In article d0cc9957-5dd9-4116-8cf5-


You pushy *******, shoving that Christian food down my throat! I am
offended, I think I will sue:)


Please do. We could use the publicity.

?;^ )

Hey Tim!

My wife just called to remind me that the church is having it's
Christmas pot luck tonight.

Yippee! Lutherans can do a good job on pot lucks!

I'll probably put back all the calories I've been working off all
week.

It starts at 7:00. If you can make it, you're welcome to come.
--

Have a Blessed Chrismahanukwanzakah and a Spectacular New Year!

John H

On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:44:18 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

On Dec 17, 9:08*am, I am Tosk wrote:
In article d0cc9957-5dd9-4116-8cf5-


You pushy *******, shoving that Christian food down my throat! I am
offended, I think I will sue:)


Please do. We could use the publicity.

?;^ )

Tim, you may not preach to those in attendence but I'm certain that
someone would.

There's no such thing as a free lunch, or dinner.